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Grandpa Poem

Grandpa Poem

A game of “Cat and Mouse”! A chase! A battle! This heartwarming poem describes a fun-filled visit with Grandpa. Students can practice imitation and narrator skills, as well as build on their imagination and negotiation skills. We have also included some recommended step-by-step delivery ideas to help you turn the poem into a full lesson. 

Grandpa Journal: Grades K-1

Grandpa Journal: Grades 2-4

Grandpa Journal: Grades 5-6

To maximize student achievement, download this drama journal for students to use as reflection or formative assessment. For each poem, we have created a corresponding journal page for your students. A drama journal allows participants to reflect on their learning and artistic growth (metacognition). It also allows you, the teacher, to see how students are using the drama vocabulary, thinking about big ideas, and perceiving their own strengths and weaknesses.

Getting Dad to Play Poem

Getting Dad to Play Poem

Any kid who’s ever struggled with getting their parents unstuck from the television will relate to this fun-filled poem! This narrator steals the remote away from Dad on New Year’s Day in an attempt to get him to stop watching football, and the poem provides a great way for students in grades 4-6 to hone their imitation skills. We have also included some recommended step-by-step delivery ideas to help you turn the poem into a full lesson. 

Getting Dad to Play Journal: Grades 4-6

To maximize student achievement, download this drama journal for students to use as reflection or formative assessment. For each poem, we have created a corresponding journal page for your students. A drama journal allows participants to reflect on their learning and artistic growth (metacognition). It also allows you, the teacher, to see how students are using the drama vocabulary, thinking about big ideas, and perceiving their own strengths and weaknesses.

Get Me Out of Here Poem

Get Me Out of Here Poem

What’s worse, a yearly check-up or being attacked by every animal in the zoo? For this narrator, it’s clearly the former! This poem paints a vivid picture of many different animal characters, from scurrying mice to menacing grizzly bears. Students in grades 2-7can focus on action/reaction, emotions, problem solving, repetition and/or transformation. We have also included some recommended step-by-step delivery ideas to help you turn the poem into a full lesson. 

Get Me Out of Here Journal: Grade 2 

Get Me Out of Here Journal: Grades 3-5

Get Me Out of Here Journal: Grades 6-7

To maximize student achievement, download this drama journal for students to use as reflection or formative assessment. For each poem, we have created a corresponding journal page for your students. A drama journal allows participants to reflect on their learning and artistic growth (metacognition). It also allows you, the teacher, to see how students are using the drama vocabulary, thinking about big ideas, and perceiving their own strengths and weaknesses.

Frog Poem

Frog Poem

Is the frog a prince, or just an ordinary croaker? This clever poem references the story of The Frog Prince. There are so many ways for this story to end, and students might try their hand at playing out the different scenarios! Students in grades 2-5 can tackle transformation and playwriting, and there is an opportunity for students to learn Language Arts skills by identifying the story elements in the piece. We have also included some recommended step-by-step delivery ideas to help you turn the poem into a full lesson. 

Frog Poem Journal: Grades 2-3

Frog Poem Journal: Grades 4-5

To maximize student achievement, download this drama journal for students to use as reflection or formative assessment. For each poem, we have created a corresponding journal page for your students. A drama journal allows participants to reflect on their learning and artistic growth (metacognition). It also allows you, the teacher, to see how students are using the drama vocabulary, thinking about big ideas, and perceiving their own strengths and weaknesses.

Food Poem

Food Poem

Is the narrator a picky eater, or are they being served green mold on a silver platter? This poem tells the hilarious tale of the trials and tribulations of mealtime. Students in grades 1-7 can practice playwriting skills, dialogue, transformation, and/or using the five senses. Language Arts can be integrated by introducing inferred scenes: who are these characters, and what might have happened between them in the past that we aren’t seeing in the poem? In addition, the poem can be used to discuss health and well-being through the topics of nutrition and food groups. We have also included some recommended step-by-step delivery ideas to help you turn the poem into a full lesson. 

Food Poem Journal: Grades 1-2

Food Poem Journal: Grades 3-5

Food Poem Journal: Grades 6-7

To maximize student achievement, download this drama journal for students to use as reflection or formative assessment. For each poem, we have created a corresponding journal page for your students. A drama journal allows participants to reflect on their learning and artistic growth (metacognition). It also allows you, the teacher, to see how students are using the drama vocabulary, thinking about big ideas, and perceiving their own strengths and weaknesses.

Do Not Open Poem

Do Not Open Poem

Is there anything more tempting than a “Do Not Open” label? This poem tells the story of a mysterious package that arrives on the narrator’s doorstep. Is it a dog, a cat, a book, or a hook? There’s only one way to find out... The poem provides a great way for students to practice problem solving, transformation, and/or using the five senses.In addition, there is an opportunity for students to learn about playwriting and adding details into a story. We have also included some recommended step-by-step delivery ideas to help you turn the poem into a full lesson.
 

Do Not Open Journal: Grades 3-5

Do Not Open Journal: Grades 6-7

To maximize student achievement, download this drama journal for students to use as reflection or formative assessment. For each poem, we have created a corresponding journal page for your students. A drama journal allows participants to reflect on their learning and artistic growth (metacognition). It also allows you, the teacher, to see how students are using the drama vocabulary, thinking about big ideas, and perceiving their own strengths and weaknesses.

Crocodile Poem

Crocodile Poem

Even a little crocodile can have a terrible bite! This quick poem is a perfect way for students in grades 1-5 to practice animal characters or imitative action. We have also included some recommended step-by-step delivery ideas to help you turn the poem into a full lesson. 

Crocodile Journal: Grades 1-2

Crocodile Journal: Grades 3-5

To maximize student achievement, download this drama journal for students to use as reflection or formative assessment. For each poem, we have created a corresponding journal page for your students. A drama journal allows participants to reflect on their learning and artistic growth (metacognition). It also allows you, the teacher, to see how students are using the drama vocabulary, thinking about big ideas, and perceiving their own strengths and weaknesses.

Chores Poem

Chores Poem

What’s worse than a full day of chores? How about being bamboozled by sixteen baboons! Full of action and humor, this poem provides a great opportunity for students in grades 2-5 to practice animal characters, transformation, conflict/resolution, and emotions. You may integrate Language Arts into the lesson through identifying story elements in the poem, or integrate Character Education by discussing how the narrator deals with responsibility. We have also included some recommended step-by-step delivery ideas to help you turn the poem into a full lesson.
 

Chores Journal: Grades 2-3

Chores Journal: Grades 4-5

To maximize student achievement, download this drama journal for students to use as reflection or formative assessment. For each poem, we have created a corresponding journal page for your students. A drama journal allows participants to reflect on their learning and artistic growth (metacognition). It also allows you, the teacher, to see how students are using the drama vocabulary, thinking about big ideas, and perceiving their own strengths and weaknesses.

Bubble Bath Poem

Bubble Bath Poem

What’s more fun than a bubble bath? This simple poem captures the joy of bubbles and laughter! Students in grades 1-4 can practice action-reaction skills and review collaboration, concentration, and/or imitation. Additionally, students can learn Language Arts skills by identifying cause and effect elements in the piece. We have also included some recommended step-by-step delivery ideas to help you turn the poem into a full lesson.
 

Bubble Bath Journal: Grades 1-2

Bubble Bath Journal: Grades 3-4

To maximize student achievement, download this drama journal for students to use as reflection or formative assessment. For each poem, we have created a corresponding journal page for your students. A drama journal allows participants to reflect on their learning and artistic growth (metacognition). It also allows you, the teacher, to see how students are using the drama vocabulary, thinking about big ideas, and perceiving their own strengths and weaknesses.

Bon Voyage Poem

Bon Voyage Poem

Have you ever gotten so fed up with your family that you just wanted to mail them away? In this hilarious poem, perfect for grades 2-6, the narrator mails family members to far off places—fromNebraska to Alaska, from the zoo to Peru! Students can practice body objects and transformation skills. Additionally, there are opportunities for students to learn social studies skills by locating places on the map and work on dance skills by exploring different movement qualities. We have also included some recommended step-by-step delivery ideas to help you turn the poem into a full lesson

Bon Voyage Journal: Grades 2-3

Bon Voyage Journal: Grades 4-6

To maximize student achievement, download this drama journal for students to use as reflection or formative assessment. For each poem, we have created a corresponding journal page for your students. A drama journal allows participants to reflect on their learning and artistic growth (metacognition). It also allows you, the teacher, to see how students are using the drama vocabulary, thinking about big ideas, and perceiving their own strengths and weaknesses.